Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-22

and never tired. Moreover, oil the
EMPRESS ladies have to be excellent
and fearless horsewomen, and TO those
who ride the best she is exceptionally
kind and indulgent. These eight or ten
houTsevery day in the saddle have ended
by wearing ont even her strong cOnsh-
tuition, and immense walks and fencing
bave now taken the place Of riding,
which has been strictly forbidden by
her physicians This ia hardly aston
ishing when il is borne in mind that sue
is over fifty wears OF age, and has grand
children nearly fourteen years Old.
| Not one silver thread, however
has SIS yet made its appearance
IN the magnificent cbestnut-coi-
olCd tICssCs which reach down to her
knees. and her figure aud face are rs
perfect and as youthfullooking as in
days Of yorc. 10 the Niennese, who
but rarely get glimpse of her. she
still appears in the light of some mag
niGcent statue. perfect in every form
and dctGil-one, in fact, at which they
never tire of gazing. On the few oc-
Casicns when she does appear in pub
lie, either at the opera, on the race
course, or at any state function, opera
glasses nay, even telescopes are used
by the people TO stare at her. fact
which considerably annoys the impc-
rial lady.
While staying at Miramar in the au-
tmmn OF 1885 the Empress suddenly
determined to undertake a Yachting
tyip TO the Levant. Attended only
hy q chamberlain and her lady-in-wait-
ing she embarked one evening at the
very same place whence years before
I Macmillan had lid adieu to his native
land, and before the san rose was far
ON her way dOwnthc Adriatic. The trip,
which extended over several weeks,
aIousCd but little attention at the
time, IS the Empress maintained the
striCtCst pcoGhifo. 4 short account
thereof has just been published
| IN Vienna, entitled "Travcls of the
Comics Of Hohcnembs" (the name
uuGCr which the Empress travelled.
Stcamiug past Mitylene and Tenedos,
the yccAt anchored off Jcnikioi, and at
10 O'Clock in the morning the Empress
! accompanied by her suite, landed and
| proceeded TO the spot where the Aus
lTian Consul had horses and an escort
OF turkish soldiers in readiness.
Walking beside her mount at sharp
pace the royal lady clamberad mp the
Up mtmiain path to point whence
magnificent view Of the whole
Trojan plain could be obtained.
IlD getting in the saddle she
rode across to the excavations made by
IT. Schiiemmn at Hisa5rik, on the
site OF ancient Troy. After carefully
examining the ruins thereof the little
party took q nOrthwcstcrly direction
and assembled tbe mound beneath
wl,cl' tradition asserts Achilles to have
lcCl lmic1. The members Of the inn
Ulial ante were soon utterly worn
out: the fatigue and the terrible glare
az Che sun were too much for them ;
INT thc Empress, Notwithstanding that
tire tlip lasted over eight hours with
cut any refreshments or lunch. was as
fresh and BRIGHT on Te-cmbaIhng at
!,umk1leon board her yacht rs she was
1T the moment of her departure
After touching at Smyrna, whore she
made several purchases IN the bazaar,
Size landed on The 18th Of October at
Tie Island of Rhodes. On tae follow
ing day She visited the cave in which
ST. George is asserted to have killed
the legendary DRAGON. AMI climbed up
tire mountain to inspect the ruins OF
Jciissos. leaving half way no tne I'M
fortunate austrian Consul, who was act
ING as ciccronc. in q state OF utter col
lapse. brought on 10y fatigue anl by
the heat. The next point touched
at was Port Said, and alter having
steamed through tie canal as iar as Is
MALTA by daylight the return journey
was uud, ral.cn on one OF those mag
nifccnt MOONLIGHT nights so common
IN the Orient. Aftcra threc-dIys' visit
to Corfu. where the Empress had spcn5
So many sad weeks tEcnty-tLree years
previously. the imperial yacht again
anchored IF the marble qUays al Mi
lamar. ana several days OF perfect re-
pose were required IN order To recruit
,hc shattered forces OF the imperial
sn1fc from the iatieuts of the TIP.
Tie Empress is an excellent liunga-
I;m scholar. and showed her common
sense Icy selecting as her teacher the
leaned editor OF the PctthCg-Li043.
vlo not only IN his paper but also
rom lis seat ia the Hungarian lower
Lousc of parlamcnt, leads an active
opposition ola'us; the Government.
1Lc color 81 his politics may be real
led from The fact that in 1861, two
,ms hcfolc hc commenced to give
,hc Empress lessons. al his cor
. r,spunLtncc Was seized 10y the
+ Austrian Police, who have moi
ietmnod it 20 th:s very day. Deputy
/ FALL, III speaking OF the lessons in
/ hmoaIian literature when he gave tn
/ impress. says: AmOIe diHEont pupil
/ cannot be imagined. Transitions were
written out for me on blue-ruled paper
so correctly and in such neat hand
/ ,hat my pupil would have won Tire first
ri7c at amy public school. Only once
! Cid / catch her tripping One day at
thc commencement OF her lesson, when
| .hc was in the habit Of laying
/ lar exercises before me, She hand
al lie a shCct Of kind of
l!ot,iuq which was neither
very c.,an nor very NICE 81 looa
II. both sides !ein written upon IN
reucl. Naturally was greatly aston
! i,hr. hut her Majesty WAS not without
an excuse. yesterday SAID she. i
was engaged the whole day long with
all sorts OF receptions at Court, and in
thcovcning there was state concert.
which fat,QUcd Inc so that had - 20
20 bed. But, remembering tia, ! hGi
not done my lesson, | tore tins sAeet OF
pnpor from an almanac winch was on
nv bedside table, aud wrote on it tn
| translation Of one OF the stories IN the
almanac. so YOU see if | did not do
my duty, had at least good iatea-
! tons.
Tie VrenS and the Ea:tiesnaIsc.
Audubon Magazinel
The following charming story comes
g. us from Warner, ILL.,. " Close to my
/ cfiicc window. IS / write this, see
wr,n's nest. Three years ago / drove
some nails IN a sheltered corner; pair
OF wrcns built their nests ther-, and
each wear they have raised a family
/ There. The old birds oitencome intomy
/ ,O.ra .,6 s;D0 0pDO them has rppnat-